Skip to content
Sustainable development and much more
Sustainable development and much more
  • About
  • Book reviews
  • Archives
  • Contact
Sustainable development and much more
Sustainable development and much more
  • Blog
  • For hire
  • Front Page
  • Sitemap
  • What is RSS ?
  • About
  • Archives
  • Book reviews
  • Contact

Oil prices are going down. Wait, what ?

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 / Energy / 2 Comments

This was my reaction when I saw oil prices drop recently to levels below $90. Not long ago they were indeed more around $110 than anything else. Lucky for us Thomas L Friedman from the New York Times brings some answers…

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Oil prices are going down. Wait, what ? Read More »

EU leaders agree on emissions reduction by 2030

Monday, October 27, 2014 / Climate change / Leave a Comment

Last week the European Union leaders agreed to a minimum of 40 percent emissions reductions by 2030. You will have more details on my Cleantechies post. As always, please enjoy and share 🙂

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

EU leaders agree on emissions reduction by 2030 Read More »

Large cities are determined to fight climate change

Friday, October 24, 2014 / Climate change / Leave a Comment

If countries and nations are failing short in acting on climate, big cities around the world are increasingly acting on these matters. This has been particularly apparent in the New York summit last month. 

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Large cities are determined to fight climate change Read More »

Renewables investments are bouncing back in 2014

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 / Cleantech / Leave a Comment

If investments in renewables fell over the recent years it seems 2014 will see them bounce back. As Bloomberg New Energy Finance reported, investments in the first three quarters have jumped 16 percent.

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Renewables investments are bouncing back in 2014 Read More »

Book review : 75 green businesses you can start

Monday, October 20, 2014 / Business, Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable development / Leave a Comment

I had bought and half read that book all the way back to 2008 when it was published but never had finished it or written its review. It was high time for me to do so. 

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Book review : 75 green businesses you can start Read More »

Afforestt : planting mini super forests everywhere

Friday, October 17, 2014 / Business, Environment, Sustainable development / Leave a Comment

For the past few years I have grown to become a treehugger, willing to see more trees everywhere as they could clean our air from pollution and prevent climate change. Then comes Afforestt. 

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Afforestt : planting mini super forests everywhere Read More »

Slashing energy consumption of historical monuments

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 / Sustainable development / Leave a Comment

Versailles, le Louvre and countless châteaux… These monuments must be hard to heat and must be hard to lit. But what if a British castle showed the way to solve these problems ?

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Slashing energy consumption of historical monuments Read More »

Some bad news on climate and the Antarctic

Monday, October 13, 2014 / Climate change / Leave a Comment

Three news on climate change got my attention the past week, each one could have been worthy of a full post. First and foremost, it seems scientists have underestimated the rate of global warming.

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Some bad news on climate and the Antarctic Read More »

Inventors of the blue LED awarded the Nobel prize

Friday, October 10, 2014 / Energy / Leave a Comment

This year’s Nobel prize in Physics is all about energy efficiency as it was awarded to three Japanese scientists for their invention of the blue LED. This enabled the world to have super efficient LED light bulbs.

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Inventors of the blue LED awarded the Nobel prize Read More »

Ireland is another European leader on renewables

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 / Cleantech

And here is another article I wrote for Cleantechies. This time I wrote about my beloved Ireland – I studied in Dublin for a year – and it is another European leader on renewables. Please make sure to read the full article there.

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Print
  • Share on Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Ireland is another European leader on renewables Read More »

Post pagination
← Previous 1 … 25 26 27 … 197 Next →

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 3,049 other subscribers

Read the latest posts

  • Video : electric cars are a lot cheaper to run than gas ones Tuesday, November 18, 2025
  • Two new studies show that actually acting on climate would save millions of lives and trillions of dollars Wednesday, November 12, 2025
  • Diversifions nos apports en chaleur et protégéons nos ressources en bois Thursday, October 30, 2025
  • Developing countries are going all-in on solar Thursday, October 23, 2025
  • New scientific report shows that 7 of 9 planetary boundaries are now breached Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Search through the archives

Disclaimer / Avis.

This website and its content are my work alone. They reflect my opinion at the time of writing. Said opinion can evolve and doesn’t engage my employers, past or present.

—

Ce site et son contenu sont mon travail personnel. Ils reflètent mon opinion au moment de la rédaction. Celle-ci n’engage que moi et aucunement mes employeurs, passés ou présent.

Copyright © 2007 - 2025 Sustainable development and much more | Powered by Astra WordPress Theme

%d